Meet Forest. An 8-year-old Australian Shepherd who arrived at NMDR just last week—completely shut down and utterly defeated. Like many of the dogs he came in with, Forest had to be carried inside, unable or unwilling to leave his crate on his own. But nothing could’ve prepared us for what we found when he finally did. His body was hidden beneath years of painful matting—so tight and severe that it had already begun pulling out chunks of fur and causing open sores. Every movement hurt. Every step
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Meet Forest. An 8-year-old Australian Shepherd who arrived at NMDR just last week—completely shut down and utterly defeated. Like many of the dogs he came in with, Forest had to be carried inside, unable or unwilling to leave his crate on his own. But nothing could’ve prepared us for what we found when he finally did. His body was hidden beneath years of painful matting—so tight and severe that it had already begun pulling out chunks of fur and causing open sores. Every movement hurt. Every step
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